Moody’s is proud to sponsor the 2022 International Institute of Finance (IIF) Membership Meeting. The event will focus on the most relevant and cutting-edge issues impacting financial services, including geopolitics and sanctions, rising inflation, ESG and sustainable finance, the role of digital assets and CBDCs, the global regulatory agenda, and the economic outlook in developed and emerging markets. The 5-day program will also feature IIF’s hallmark “Views from the C-Suite" and “In Conversation with Policymakers” sessions."
FEATURED SPEAKERS
We are proud to sponsor this year’s IIF Annual Membership Meeting. Our featured speakers for this exciting global event are listed below.
- Atsi Sheth, October 10, 10:15am-10:55am Eastern, “The World Economy: Navigating Global Shocks and Inflation”
- Fabian Astic, October 11, 11:00-11:35am Eastern, “The Tokenization of Everything: A Good or Bad Idea?”
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Atsi Sheth is Managing Director and Global Head, Credit Strategy and Research.
Moody’s Credit Strategy & Research group includes global teams focused on Macroeconomic Research, Default & Ratings Analytics and Global Emerging Markets as well as regional credit strategy teams each focused on Asia-Pacific, the Americas, and EMEA.
Together these teams establish and articulate Moody’s house views on the trends that drive risk across countries, sectors and asset classes. They undertake in depth data driven analysis and leverage the expertise of ratings and research analysts across Moody’s to generate global, regional and sector insights on macro-economic, political, policy, technology and environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks.
In her capacity leading the group, Atsi also serves as a spokesperson on Moody’s analytic views, engaging with investors, the media and a wide range of public and private sector stakeholders.
Atsi is a long-time champion of Moody’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) as well as our Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives. She serves as co-chair of the CSR Thought Leadership & Solutions working group and the Senior Advisor to Moody’s Asian Leadership Initiative - a Multicultural Business Resource Group.
Prior to her current role, Atsi was Moody’s Chief Credit Officer for the Americas and before that Managing Director in Moody’s Sovereign Risk Group. She has also served as Chief Economist at Reliance Capital and taught courses on International Political Economy and Emerging Markets at Columbia University and Northwestern University. Atsi has a PhD from Northwestern University and a B.A. from Bombay University.
Fabian Astic serves on Moody’s Investors Service Senior Leadership Team as Managing
Director and Global Head of Decentralized Finance and Digital Assets. His group is
responsible for the rating agency’s preparedness with respect to the digitization of
financial markets, the increasing use of Blockchain and related technologies, and the
rapid development of new crypto assets. Specific areas of focus include analytics and
research, market and policy development, and process, data and technology.
Prior to that role, Fabian created and led the group in charge of developing the
quantitative models and analytical tools used in the rating process, as well as
innovation activities, including advanced capabilities in machine learning and artificial
intelligence.
Fabian joined Moody’s in 2006 and has held roles in Credit Policy Research, and in the
Structured Finance Group as lead analyst on various structured credit products,
including Hedge Fund CDOs, CLOs and ABS CDOs. He was also involved in the
development of rating methodologies for and the analysis of transactions exposed to
non-traditional risks such as hedge funds, FX and commodities.
Fabian is an observer on the board of QuantCube, an AI company providing predictive
analytics and economic forecasts from alternative data, in which Moody’s invested in
2018. He serves as a director on the board of the Hetrick-Martin Institute, a Moody’s
partner, which provides LGBTQ youth with a safe environment that is essential to
unlock their potential. In 2018, Fabian was named as one of Business Equality
Magazine’s “40 LGBTQ Leaders Under 40.”
Fabian holds a Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics from the University of Paris-Dauphine,
with a focus on Mathematical Finance. He was awarded a Master’s Degree in
Mathematics Applied to Economic Sciences from Dauphine, as well as a Bachelor’s
Degree in Applied Mathematics and Social Sciences. He holds a Master’s Degree in
Science and Executive Engineering from the Ecole des Mines de Paris, where he
specialized in Quantitative Finance